Herbert Sandler, the surviving half of a husband-and-wife team who built the second-largest savings and loan and helped popularize an adjustable-rate mortgage blamed in part for the housing crash, has died. He was 87. Sandler…
The mall is now a warehouse, and Blackstone Group is betting $18.7 billion on the shift. That’s how much the New York investment manager is paying for 179 million square feet of urban logistics properties…
The sluggish Southern California housing market showed some signs of perking up in April, as prices ticked up one month after they fell for the first time since 2012. In a report released Wednesday, real…
Home price gains in 20 U.S. cities decelerated in March for a 12th straight month, suggesting that sellers’ demands have made properties unaffordable for many. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index of property values increased 2.7%…
On a recent spring day, bulldozers leveled the low-slung Holiday Auto Plaza in Palms, home to several repair shops. Just another unremarkable commercial building being swept away — except for the intriguing turn that its…
The societal ramifications of state-legalized marijuana — a $10.4-billion industry — are being hashed out, study by study. And home values are one of the effects under scrutiny. The link between real estate prices and…
Dear Liz: My mother recently passed away. The title to her home was held in the family trust. My siblings and I are in the process of clearing out the house in preparation for a…
In the high-caliber housing market of Los Angeles, every neighborhood has a distinct style, offering a list of pros and cons that can leave even the surest of buyers second-guessing. Better views lead to longer…
As the global recession deepened in 2008, Tom Barrack was in his element. Over the course of two decades, the chief executive of Los Angeles-based Colony Capital had carved out a reputation as a real…
Welcome to California Inc., the weekly newsletter of the L.A. Times Business Section. I’m Business columnist David Lazarus, and here’s a rundown of upcoming stories this week and the highlights of last week. In the…